White County, AR
FIPS 05145 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, White County had an annual average of 26,169 jobs across 1,804 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
26,169
+4.1% YoY
Establishments
1,804
Total Wages
$1.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$46,050
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,836 | 148 | $362 | $53.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,109 | 12 | $894 | $97.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,886 | 154 | $1,299 | $127.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,174 | 36 | $522 | $31.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 958 | 117 | $970 | $48.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 890 | 8 | $886 | $41.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 822 | 81 | $774 | $31.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 744 | 45 | $1,413 | $54.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 695 | 11 | $791 | $28.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 553 | 114 | $1,166 | $26.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 542 | 45 | $1,070 | $30.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 513 | 46 | $1,117 | $29.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 420 | 16 | $582 | $12.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 417 | 31 | $742 | $16.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 410 | 47 | $1,082 | $23.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 402 | 45 | $461 | $9.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 369 | 16 | $1,222 | $23.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 359 | 65 | $961 | $17.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 351 | 22 | $1,245 | $21.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 347 | 54 | $1,144 | $20.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 318 | 7 | $1,053 | $15.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 301 | 17 | $619 | $9.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 287 | 25 | $701 | $10.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 272 | 56 | $478 | $6.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 194 | 27 | $901 | $9.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 191 | 20 | $1,004 | $10.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 186 | 18 | $2,006 | $14.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 185 | 62 | $713 | $6.9M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 151 | 13 | $1,381 | $10.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 142 | 20 | $366 | $2.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 121 | 18 | $1,197 | $7.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 108 | 17 | $571 | $3.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 104 | 20 | $826 | $4.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 98 | 12 | $997 | $5.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 91 | 8 | $838 | $3.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 76 | 8 | $1,076 | $4.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 75 | 14 | $859 | $3.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 73 | 2 | $881 | $3.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 61 | 10 | $1,222 | $3.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 47 | 20 | $754 | $1.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 46 | 5 | $2,044 | $4.9M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 44 | 5 | $2,095 | $4.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 38 | 5 | $487 | $1.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 38 | 6 | $860 | $1.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 35 | 1 | $514 | $0.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 34 | 2 | $1,715 | $2.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 32 | 1 | $585 | $1.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 30 | 6 | $1,648 | $1.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 29 | 8 | $1,473 | $2.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 22 | 5 | $1,358 | $1.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 20 | 3 | $633 | $0.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 13 | 1 | $1,222 | $0.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 11 | 5 | $462 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 14 | $310 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
175
jobs · $66,685 avg pay
State Government
468
jobs · $44,998 avg pay
Local Government
2,654
jobs · $44,483 avg pay
Private
22,872
jobs · $46,095 avg pay
AR Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other AR Counties
The largest counties in AR by total employment.
- Pulaski County 261,631 jobs
- Benton County 144,544 jobs
- Washington County 120,673 jobs
- Sebastian County 67,665 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 56,976 jobs
- Craighead County 55,053 jobs
- Faulkner County 45,513 jobs
- Garland County 38,005 jobs